| CLOSED |
Case title: USA v. St. Joseph's Cardiac |
Date Filed: 04/18/2001 Date Terminated: 04/26/2001 |
| Assigned to: Chief Judge Norman A. Mordue | ||
Defendant (1) |
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St. Joseph's Cardiac Surgery Associates, P.C.
TERMINATED: 04/26/2001 |
represented by | Stephen H. Cohen
Scolaro, Shulman Law Firm 507 Plum Street Suite 300 Syracuse, NY 13204 315-471-8111 Fax: Fax 315-425-3626 Email: shcohen@scolaro.com TERMINATED: 04/26/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Designation: Retained Stephen L. Cohen Cohen, Pontani Law Firm 551 Fifth Avenue Suite 1210 New York, NY 10176 212-687-2770 Fax: 212-972-5487 TERMINATED: 05/11/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Designation: Retained |
Pending Counts |
Disposition |
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| 18:1341.F FRAUDS AND SWINDLES - From on or about
April 1997 until on or about February 12, 2000, defendant submitted
"assistant-at-surgery" claims to Medicare for a second surgeon, even
though, in a substantial majority of the cases during this time period,
only a physician's assistant actively assisted in the surgery. (1) |
The Defendant Organization shall pay a fine of $200,000.00 and a Special Assessment fee of $400.00. | |
Highest Offense Level (Opening) |
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| Felony | ||
Terminated Counts |
Disposition |
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| None | ||
Highest Offense Level (Terminated) |
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| None | ||
Complaints |
Disposition |
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| None |
Plaintiff |
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USA
TERMINATED: 04/26/2001 |
represented by | Andrew T. Baxter
U.S. District Court - Syracuse 100 South Clinton Street P.O. Box 7367 Syracuse, NY 13261 315-234-8600 TERMINATED: 04/26/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Steven D. Clymer Office of United States Attorney - Syracuse Office 100 South Clinton Street P.O. Box 7198 Syracuse, NY 13261 315-448-0672 Fax: 315-448-0658 Email: steven.d.clymer@usdoj.gov TERMINATED: 04/26/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
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| 04/18/2001 | Initial appearance as to St. Joseph's Cardiac held (Defendant informed of rights.) before Judge Mordue (tjm) (Entered: 04/23/2001) | |
| 04/18/2001 | 1 | Certified copy of Resolutions by St. Joseph's Cardiac Shareholders and Board of Directors held 4/11/01, authorizing payment of fine and authorizing Stephen Cohen, Esq. to execute the plea agreement on behalf of the Corporation. (tjm) (Entered: 04/23/2001) |
| 04/18/2001 | 2 | WAIVER OF INDICTMENT by St. Joseph's Cardiac (tjm) (Entered: 04/23/2001) |
| 04/18/2001 | 3 | INFORMATION as to St. Joseph's Cardiac (1) count(s) 1 (tjm) (Entered: 04/23/2001) |
| 04/18/2001 | 4 | Plea Agreement as to St. Joseph's Cardiac (tjm) (Entered: 04/23/2001) |
| 04/18/2001 | PLEA of Guilty: St. Joseph's Cardiac (1) count(s) 1 ; Court accepts plea. Remaining counts, if any, to be dismissed at sentencing. (tjm) (Entered: 04/23/2001) | |
| 04/18/2001 | Sentencing held St. Joseph's Cardiac (1) count(s) 1 (tjm) (Entered: 04/23/2001) | |
| 04/18/2001 | 5 | Minute entry as to St. Joseph's Cardiac : Initial Appearance, plea and sentencing before Judge Mordue in Syracuse. Appearances: Steven Clymer and Andrew Baxter, AUSAs for Govt.; Stephen Cohen, Christopher Cook, and Gregory Luce, Esqs., for deft. Defendant appears through counsel, is advised of rights and charges in the Information. Plea agreement is filed. Deft. pleads guilty to Count I of the Information through its attorney. After questioning court accepts plea agreement . Govt. moves for sentencing. Deft. is sentenced to pay a fine of $200,000 with $400 special assessment. Court Reporter/ECRO: Jodi Hibbard; Tape #: None Interpreter: None (tjm) (Entered: 04/23/2001) |
| 04/18/2001 | RECEIPT for Payment of fine paid by St. Joseph's Cardiac AMOUNT $ 200,000.00 Receipt # 53687 (mfd) (Entered: 04/25/2001) | |
| 04/18/2001 | RECEIPT for Payment of special assessment paid by St. Joseph's Cardiac AMOUNT $ 400.00 Receipt # 53690 (mfd) (Entered: 04/25/2001) | |
| 04/26/2001 | 6 | JUDGMENT as to St. Joseph's Cardiac (1) count(s) 1. The Defendant Organization shall pay a fine of $200,000.00 and a Special Assessment fee of $400.00. ( Signed by Judge Norman A. Mordue on 4/26/01 ) Date Served: 4/27/01 (jlm) (Entered: 04/30/2001) |
| 05/07/2001 | 7 | TRANSCRIPT of Plea and Sentencing held on 4/18/01 before Judge Mordue filed in case as to St. Joseph's Cardiac. Court Reporter: Jodi L. Hibbard (jlm) (Entered: 05/08/2001) |
| 05/11/2001 | 8 | Mail returned undeliverable. Sent to defendant St. Joseph's Cardiac [6-1] judgment order RE: Doc. #: [6-1] Address sent to: Stephen L. Cohen (should be Stephen H. Cohen). (jlm) (Entered: 05/14/2001) |
| 05/14/2001 | Re-sent Judgment to Stephen H. Cohen, Esq for St. Joseph's Cardiac (jlm) (Entered: 05/14/2001) |